Corner fitting for bedsteads, cots, and mattresses



c. H. PRICE. I CORNER HTTING FOR BED'STEAD TS, AND MATTRESSES. APPLICA 1922- C. H. PRICE.

CORNER FlTTlNG FOR BEDSTEADS, COTS, AND MATTRESSES. APPLICATION mm JAN- 14, 1922.

1,433,097. Patented 0 4, 1922. k; 5 SHE HEET 2.

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BURNER FITTI R BE 08, COTS, AND MATTRESSES.

ATIDN FILED JAN. 14. 1922.-

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CQRNER FLTTlNG FOR BEDSIEADS, COTS, AND MATTRESSES. APPLICATION FILED JAN- 14, 1922.

31,433,097. Patented 0st. 1922.

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CORNER FITTING FOR BEDSTEADS, COTS, AND MATTBESSES. APPLICATION FILED JAN. 1'4, 1922.

1,433,097. Patented 00a. 1922.

5 SHEETS- T 5- CHARLES HENRY PRICE, OF SEDGLEY, ENGLAND.

CORNER FITTING FOR BEDSTEADS, COTS, AND IvIAI'TRESSES.

Application filed January 14, 1922. Serial No. 529,309.

T all whom it may concern:

Be it known that l, CHAnLns HENRY PRICE, a subject of the King of Great Britain, residingat Ehnhurst, Sedgley, in the county of Stafi'orchEngland, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Corner Fittings of Bedsteads, Cots, and Mattresses (for which I have filed applications for patents in Great Britain, No. 27,-

299, filed September 25, 1920, Gognate No. 30,773. filed November 1, 1920). and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the same.

This invention has reference to corner fittings of bedsteads, cots and mattresses including such bedsteads' as are used on ships and are known as ships berths. These corner fittings are fixed to or adapted to be fixed to or formed with the corner pillars, 20 or to the ends of the bedsteads or cots or sides of the ships berths and are adapted to fix together the said pillars or bedstead or cot ends or ships berth sides and the side and end angle bars of the bed bottom or mattress frame. I More particularly my invention relates to that type of fitting which. includes a member upon the corner fitting or adapted to be secured to the corner fitting having a I projecting lug, from the upper surface of which projects a fixed screw or stud, upon which are placed and secured the end or side members, or both, of the bedstead.

One of the objects of the present invention is to provide an improved construction whereby both the end and side members of the bedstead are held firmly to the lug and with absolute rigidity, so that neither of said members is able to make any movement relative to the other or to the lug.

The main feature of the present invention consists in providing in a lug having one vertical side face to accommodate the ver tical flange of a side or end member of the 45 bedstead, a slot or opening in the side of the lug extending at right angles to said vertical face, the slot extending inwardly from the side of thelug for a substantial distance sufficient to provide a good anchorage for the vertical fiange of an angle iron, i. e., extending across or partially across the lug, say at least from the edge of the lugup to about its centre.

Another important feature of my invention consists in forming the slot with its sides flat and spaced apart by a distance equal to the thickness of an angle iron.

' This slot which is formed in the lug 111a v bean open topped slot, the base of the slot b e1ng formed by the metal which connects the attachment plate to the lug.

Inaddition to providing the slot I mav provide upon the top of the lug an upwardly pro ect1ng square or other fiat-sided portion and provlde in the angle irons siinilarly shaped holes for engaging with said portion, the engagement between such portion and. the angle irons fixing the angle iron firinlv in relation to the corner fitting.

With such a construction I may prefer to employ a recessed nut for screwing on to the upwardly projecting stud, the recess bemg sufficiently large to clear the square or other fiat-sided portion, so that if only a single angle iron is engaged with the square or 1ts equivalent, the recess in the nut will compensate for the loss of thickness due to the absence of the second angle iron.

The angle iron may have its vertical flange notched out so that it can straddle over the metal between two slots, one on each side of the lug.

it will be understood that instead of providing an upwardly projecting stud or its equivalentwhich is fixed in the lug either a loose stud or bolt may be used, or a tapped socket may be provided in the lug, in which case one of the angle irons will be provided with a set screw. To prevent accidental loss or removal, this set screw may have a collar secured upon it upon the opposite side of the angle iron flange than that from where the head of the set screw is disposed. In such a construction the set screw may either pass through the single angle. iron, or through both angle irons, and above the socket in the lug is a recess to accommodate the collar.

The outer edge of the upper surface of the lug may be provided with an upwardly projecting ridge or lip, the height of which is not greater than the thickness of abedsteacl an le iron.

ieferring to the drawings Figure 1 is a perspective view showing one construction of fitting in accordance with my invention suitable for a bedstead or cot with wooden ends, the parts being shown separately. l Y

Figure 2 is a perspective view of the fitting shown in Figure 1 with the parts assembled.

Figure 8 is a perspective viewshowing a modification of the fitting shown in Figures 1 and 2. v

Figure et is a perspective view showings further modification as applied to iron bedsteads or cots.

Figure 5 is a perspective view showing a modification of the construction shewn in Fi ure 1. I

Figure 6 is a perspective viewshowingthe separate portions of a construction Wllflfllfl a square projection is provided upon the top of the lug.

Figure '7' is a sectional view showing a construction whereina set screw and socket are provided in theplace of-a stud.

Figure 8 is a view partly in section showing a further modification as applied to a tubular bedstead or cot.

Figure 9 is perspective view showing "he separate portions of a modified construction;

In the construction shown in Figures 1 and 2, the fitting comprises an attachment plate 1 provided with suitable holes 2 whereby it may be-attached by screws to a corner pillar or its equivalent of a bedstead.

Made integrally with the plate 1 is a lug 3, the upper surface -11- ot which is mainly flat, but may be provided with an upwardly )rojecting ridge or lip at its outer edge. This projecting ridge or lip may, however, be omitted, and is not illustrated in the drawings.

Secured in the upper part of the lug 3 is a vertically projecting stud 6. This stud may be secured in position in any suitable manner, such for instance as by casting it in the lug 3. The stud may be screwed as shown. or it may be provided with a slot through which may be passed a cotter or pin ttor securing the end and side members of-the bedstead in position. I

At least one side 7 01? the lug 3 is made with a vertical face forming an abutment for the vertical face 8 of the bedstead angle iron 9. For the purpose of making the Zfit tings reversible, it ispreterred to make that side of the lug 3 which is opposite to the side 7 and which is designated also vertical.

A second vertical face upon the in is provided as shown at 11. As shown in Fig-u'res 1. and 2 this vface '11 is formed by making a horizontal groove .12 through the lug or be tween the lug and the attachment portion 1. The opposite side of the groove 12 is formed as a facing 32 made integral with the attachment portion 1. This groove or slot is of such a width and depth as to accommodate the vertical flange 13 of the bedstead angle iron 14.

The parts are assembled as shewn in Fig are 2, the angle iron let first being placed in position with its flange 13 in the slot 12 and its hole 15 engaging over the stud 6. lVhen in this position the horizontal flange of the angle iron 14 presents a flat surface for accommodating the other angle iron 9. The angleiiron 9 is then placed in position with itshole 16 over the-stud 6 and the two angle irons are secured in position by the nut 17, or by equivalent means, such as a cotter or pin.

WVhen secured asshown in Figure 2, the twoangle irons are incapable of any movement or slaclzness with respect to'each other or with respect to thecorner fitting, as both irons have their vertical flanges secured against a vertical face oriabutment on the corner "fitting. Further, it will be observed that by this construction the angle bars have no fittings or parts fixed to their ends, so that -theycan be packed one within the other when they have been removed from the corner fittings.

Referring to Figure 3, in this construction theslot which providesthe second vertical :i'ace on the lug does not extend completely, across the lug but only'sufliciently far-as will provide a good anchorage for the angle iron. say, up to the centre. In this case the slot is designated 17 and the second vertical taceon the lug is designated 18.

In-such aconstructionas shown in Figure 3, the vertical flange 1906f one of the angle irons must be cut away at its end as shown in the drawing. The constructions shown in Figures 1 2 and 3 are primarily intended for wooden bedsteads but the invention is equally applicable to metal bedsteads by using either of the methods shown in Figures 4 or '8, or by any other suitable method, for securing the lug to a metal corner pillar.

In Figure 4;, the lug 20 is shmv-n with an attachment portion 21 in the form'o't a sleeve which. is secured to or cast on the metal corner pillar 22 oi a bedstead. In this construction the formation of the lug is similar to that shown in Figures 1 and 2, but the lug as described with reference to Figure 2; might equally well be employed.

The construction shown in Figure 5 is similar to that shown in Figures 1 2 and except that the lug is provided with an upwardly projecting lip 33, the height of which is, about equal to the thickness of one of; the angle irons, so that when the first angle iron is placed in position it forms, together with the lip, a fiat surface for accommodating'the second angle iron.

The construction shown in Figure 6 is similar to that described with reference to Figures 1. 2 and 3 except that the upwardly projecting stud on. the lug is provided with a square 3.4; and each of the angle irons is provided with a square hole for engagement therewith. The provision of this square gives additional rigidity and security to the angle irons. In this construction the nut 35 is provided with a re-.

loss of thickness due to the absence of the other angle iron.

Figure 7 is a view in section showing a construction similar to those already described, but in place of the stud on the'lug,

the lug is provided with a tapped socket 36,

which is cast in the lug or secured therein in other suitable manner. When this socket is used, the angle'irons, or one of them, is provided with a set screw 37 having a collar 38 secured beneath the flange of the angle iron so as to prevent itsremoval. It will be understood that the set screw 37 can be rotated for securingthe angle irons in position, but it cannot be removed completely,and so will not be liable to be lost.

In the construction shown in Figure 8, the invention is shown applied to a metal bedstead wherein the vertical pillars are made of comparatively thin brass or other tube. In this case the lug 28 may be made substantially as described in the other constructions, but instead of being provided with an attachment port-ion, such as 1, it may have an attachment portion 24 which is curved so that it can seat itself against a round tube.

In the construction shown in Figure 8, a cast metal or other block 25 is provided within the tubular pillar 26. This block 25 has secured to its lower part a rod or tube 27, the lower end of which is secured into a block 28 forming part of a caster fittin The parts 25, 27 and 28 are all secured to gether and may be cast on to one another.

The block 25 is provided with two tapped holes for the reception of screws for the lug. These threaded holes 29 may be provided by casting nuts in the block 25. Thus, when it is desired to secure the lug in position on the pillar 26, holes are made in the pillar 26 opposite to the holes 29, and screws 31, or their equivalents, are employed for.

securing the lug in position.

In the construction shown in Figure 9, one of the angle irons is notched out as shown at $0, so that it can straddle over a web which is left in the slot in the lug. In this construction the lug is provided with a slot 50 i which at the sides of the lug is of a depth equal to the depth of the flange of an angle iron. In the middle of the lug the slot is notso deep, a web of metal 51 being left between the lug and the attachment portion, over which web the notch 40 straddles.

In this construction a square is shown upon the top of the lug similar to that described with reference to Figure 6, and the angle irons are provided with square holes and a recessed nut is provided. This construction could, however be used without the square 41 and without the square holes 42, in which case a recessed nut would not be necessary.

hat I claim then is l. A. corner fitting for bedsteads comprising an attachment member, a lug projecting therefrom, a securing'member upon the lug, one side of the lug being vertical and forming an abutment for the vertical flange of an angle mei'nber of the bedstead, and a slot intervening between the lug and the attachment member, said slot being deeper at the sides thanin the middle.

2. A corner fitting for bedsteads comprisllig an attachment member, a lug projecting therefrom, a stud projecting from the upper surface of the lug, one side of the lug being vertical and forming an abutment for the vertical flange of an angle member of the bedstead, and a slot intervening between the lug and the attachment member, said slot opening from the side of the fitting and extending into it at right angles to said ver tical side for asubstantial distance to form a secure anchorage for the vertical flange of the second angle member of the bedstead, said slot being deeper at the sides than in the middle.

In a bedstead in. combination a corner fitting comprising an attachment member, :1 lug projecting therefrom, a stud projecting from the upper surface of the lug, an angle iron forming one member of a bedstead frame. one side of said lug being vertical and forming an abutment for said angle iron, a slot intervening between the lug and the attachment member, said slot being deeper at the sides than in the middle, a second angle iron having a notch and hav ing its vertical flange engaging in said slot, and a nut screwing to said stud and SQPUIF ing the two angle irons to the fitting.

4. A. corner fitting for bedsteads comprising an attachment member; a lug project ing therefrom; a fixed screw projecting from the upper surface of the lug; a slot intervening between the lug and the attachment member; a transverse angle member the vertical flange of which enters into the said slot whilst the horizontal flange is provided with a hole for engagement with the said screw; longitudinal angle member the interior surface of the vertical flange of which abuts against the outside of the lug whilst the horizontal flange is provided with a hole for engagement with the aforementioned screw;

and a nut carried by the vertical screw and Z serving to clamp the two angle members to the lug; all so arranged that when in position the angle members and lug are in rigid and rectangular relation with each other.

5. In a bedstead, the combination of a corthe transverse angle member-{this longitudinal angle member also having a hole into which the said vertical screw enters; a nut on said screw clamping; the two angle mem hers rigidly to the fitting; and lugs onsaid fitting havingscren' holes for securing the fitting to the bedstead pillars; all so arranged that when in position the angle members and fittingare in rigid and rectangular relation with each other.

6. In a bedstead, the combination of a bedstead pillar; a corner fitting made from cast metal;-a vertical screw cast in said fitting;

the horizontal flange of which rests on thetop oi the horizontal flange of a transverse slot in said fitting; a transverse angle member of L section, the vertical flange of which enters into. said slot, the horizontal flange resting on the top oi said fitting, this'angle member lia-vinga hole into which said vertical screw enters; a longitudinal angle member of L section the vertical flange of Which fits against the outer Wall of the cast fitting, the horizontal flange of which rests on the top of the horizontal flange of the transverse anglemember this lrmgitiidinal angle member also having a hole into which. said vertical screw enters; a nut on said; screw clamping the two angle members rigidly to the fittings; and lugs on said fitting havino screw holes for securing the fitting to the bedstead pillars; all so arranged that when in position the angle members, fitting and bedstead pillars are in rigid and rectangular relation with each other; substantially as "set forth.

In Witness whereof I aifix m i signature.

CHARLES HEURY Pinon. 

